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HANSARD Cross-border HealthcareMy constituent Michael Riordan has asked his GP to refer him to a facility available to armed forces veterans located in Shropshire but, due to an issue with cross-border funding,…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI have had the pleasure today of hosting the Royal Welsh show rural leadership participants in Parliament; they are in the Gallery. We met in Committee Room 12, which, for those…30 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: PylonsMy constituency is the location of two major infrastructure projects—a network of pylons of 97 km and 60 km, alongside 248 wind turbines that are 230 metres tall. The cumulative…29 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure: Pylons4. Whether she has had recent discussions with the Welsh Government on the replacement of overhead pylons with underground cabling.29 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. The UK’s statutory paternity leave offer is one of the least generous and lowest in Europe, at £187 per week. In…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 2020, my constituent Dorien Williams submitted a complaint to the Legal Ombudsman service about the professional conduct of his former legal representatives. It took the…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Fishing and Coastal Growth FundSome 90% of our fishing fleet in Wales are small, under-10 metre boats. The Seafish “Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet” report for the last year found that while Scotland and…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesAbsolutely. This is an issue for the whole of the United Kingdom. The disaster brought about the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969, which came into force to improve coal tips’…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesThat is true. It is ironic that the two incidents happened on exactly the same date—a few years apart, but on 21 October. We must never forget either.22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesI thank everybody for contributing today. I am delighted to see my fellow Welsh MPs here, across the parties. I am delighted that, for the vast majority of the debate, we have had…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesNot at all; I would just like some clarification. The Government announced their intention in November 2024—nearly a year ago now—to introduce a Bill to ban new coalmining…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction Licencesrose—22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesWe all know that the hon. Member for Clacton supports coalmining companies that have left our communities vulnerable, in the same way that he supports privatising our precious…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesAbsolutely, but we need £600 million to make these tips safe. The Government responded to my written question in June that the Labour Welsh Government had not asked for the full…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesI beg to move, That this House has considered coal tip safety and the prohibition of new coal extraction licences. Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. It is a pleasure to serve under your…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Electricity Infrastructure: Rural CommunitiesIn my constituency, pylon proposals are causing huge distress among our rural communities. They will not bring any real benefit to those communities. In fact, developers often…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyThe Education Secretary’s focus today is on the new vocational qualification training, which will be welcome for students in England. In Wales, however, where her party has led…20 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationCOP30, as with past COPs, requires us to be more sustainable, and that includes food production, as the hon. Member said. In Caerfyrddin, we have a public farm producing…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThe images of ceasefire and families reunited are deeply heartening and a moment of relief and celebration amid such immense suffering, yet this fragile peace remains vulnerable,…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationNo, it is not a speech. Thank you, Mrs Harris; I appreciate your guidance. Does the hon. Member agree with that sustainable and seasonal way of reducing food miles by using public…14 Oct 2025